{"product_id":"book-1gsi","title":"The Secret Dressmaker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShelves of sequins in a kaleidoscope of colours. Bolts of silk and tulle against the back wall. The sewing room was the last place anyone had seen her daughter alive.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eManchester, 1942. \u003c\/b\u003eFlora Toussaint packs parachutes for the RAF, haunted by the twin daughters she was forced to give up eighteen years ago. When British intelligence shows her photographs of her girls – now young women in occupied Paris – her world shifts. One is safe. One has vanished. And their father, the celebrated couturier Lucien Lumineau, is suspected of collaborating with the Nazis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlora agrees to a dangerous mission: parachute into France, pose as a seamstress at the Moulin Rouge, and uncover the truth. Lodging above a brothel where Edith Piaf sings after hours and where Pablo Picasso still holds court, she mends costumes between shows, searches for any trace of her missing daughter between curfews, and circles closer to Lucien.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Lucien isn’t the man she remembers. Neither is their history. And what Flora discovers will unravel everything she thought she knew – about Lucien, about her daughters, and about the night she gave them away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping tale of wartime Paris, family secrets and impossible choices. Fans of Kate Quinn, Pam Jenoff and Kristin Hannah will be mesmerised by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Secret Dressmaker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love Jenny O’Brien’s historical fiction:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eIf I could give this book a billion stars, I would. Impossible to put down\u003c\/b\u003e… filled with surprising twists… \u003cb\u003eIt leaves you with a feeling of unity, compassion, and the warmth of a forever love\u003c\/b\u003e.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eHeart wrenching and captivating that turns into the most remarkable stor\u003c\/b\u003ey. \u003cb\u003eGrab your tissues keep them close, this is a true feminist heroine playing a vital part that will have you absolutely sobbing your heart out\u003c\/b\u003e.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eJust a warning\u003c\/b\u003e…\u003cb\u003e don’t think that you will just read a couple of chapters\u003c\/b\u003e… Five hours later, I had missed dinner, but I’d finished the book… \u003cb\u003ea spectacular read.\u003c\/b\u003e’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eOh wow, this is a super addictive read\u003c\/b\u003e. I’m not a knitter but I was fascinated by the concept of using various stitches to encode information. O’Brien manages to seamlessly entwine fact and fiction in this wonderful story of love and heroism… I’m betting this will end up being a movie!’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eFor fans of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e The Nightingale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e by Kristin Hannah, this book is for you!\u003c\/b\u003e… the reader will discover a heroic woman who sacrifices so much to help the ones that she loves. \u003cb\u003eA terrific read!\u003c\/b\u003e’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eA compelling and fast-moving story\u003c\/b\u003e with a few twists. The way that knitting is used as code is intriguing and the characters are really thought provoking. \u003cb\u003eOnce I started, I could not stop reading\u003c\/b\u003e.’ Reader review, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dreamscape","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67366725746992,"sku":"BD1gsi","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1gsi-Square-cover.jpg?v=1784002980","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1gsi","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}